Top Customs Officials of South Korea and China Meet to Enhance Cooperation

Seoul: Korea Customs Service (KCS) Commissioner Ko Kwang-hyo met with his Chinese counterpart in Seoul on Thursday and discussed areas of cooperation, the KCS said.

According to Yonhap News Agency, the two sides shared information on recent attempts to smuggle illegal and dangerous goods. They agreed on the need to resume the countries' bilateral talks aimed at enhancing their cooperation in cracking down on such attempts.

In addition, Ko asked for China's support for a meeting of customs officials from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies, set to take place in Incheon, west of Seoul, from July 28 to August 1.